Window pane seal



H. C. ENNIS WINDOW PANE SEAL Filed Oct. 25, 1932 Patented Feb. 6, 1934UNITED STA WINDOW VPANE SEAL Harry C. Ennis, Flin Flon, Manitoba,

Canada r n Application October 25;

1932. Serial No. 63:9,498

Claims. (Cl. 20-56A:)

This invention relates to window seals and more particularly to a Sealfor window panes.

An object of this-invention is to provide a seal which is used to hold awindow pane in 5 the window frame or sash so that the pane will not fallout of the rame orsash 'under the action of weather, as is common withthe use of putty or the like.

Another object ofthis invention is to provide a sealing means which isso constructed that it can be readily attached to the window sash,thereby permitting the construction of the sashes at the factory and theshipment of the-glass separate from the sashes with the'sealing means,so that the glass will not so readily become broken as is common withthe use of putty.

A further object of this invention is to provide a yieldable sealingmeans which will permit ex. pansion or contraction of the sash partswithout affecting the glass.

The above' andvarious other objects and ad-, vantages of this inventionwill in part be described and in part be understood from' the followingdetailed description of the present .preferred embodiment, the samebeing illustrated in the accompanying drawing whereinz- Figure 1 is afragmentary Vertical section of a window sash and pane having a sealingmeans mounted thereon for maintaining the glass or 30 pane in the sash.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspeetive view of the sealing means removedfrom the sash.

Figure 3 is a detail perspeetive view of the metallic shield with theresilient seal removed 35 therefrom.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view through a portion ofa sash construction with a modified form of seal mounted thereon.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary front elevation of a sealing means with afurther form of securing means for maintaining the seal in the sash.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4, but showing a modified form ofsash construction and securing means.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10designates generally a stile or member forming a part of a window sash,which is provided with a rabbeted portion 11 for receiving a window pane13. At the present time in most window sash constructions, the pane 13is held in the rabbet 11 by means of putty in addition to nails or flatmetallic securing members engaging the pane 13 and the sash member 10.

However, in order to eliminate the putty-'and the conventional metallic'securing members, and so that thewindow pane 13 can be leftfiout ofthesash member 10 during the shipment offithe window sash, I haveprovided a 'sealing means oomprising a yieldable sealing member;generally de'signated as 12, which isconstructed in the' form of anelongated strip of.: rubber .i' or the like of triangular'form with twosides :thereof at right angles to ;each other, tso. as:- to'abut'against the pane 13 and' against one Wall of' the groove or rabbet.

This sealing member 12 isconstructed of rubber having the desiredyieldability, and in: order to secure the rubber sealing member 12 intherabbet 11 and against the window 13, I have provide'cl a v-shapedmetallic shield or compressing member, generally designat'ed as: '14,'which is provided with a plurality of oppose'cl prongs Or tangs y 15which project into-theubody of :the sealing. member 12 and hold thissealing member against removal from the shield or'com'pressing'member14.

Themember 14 is provided at' -desired -points therealong with aplurality of openings 151'1 8'0' through which -a headedsecuringmemberin the' form of a nail or screw 16 is adapted to pass and extend intothe sash member 10. This securing member 16 is adapted to compress thetriangular shaped sealing member 12 within the V-4 shaped compressingshield 14, and thereby force this member toward the confronting face ofthe pane 13 so that the pane 13 will be firmly held against the adjacentWall of the rabbet 11 while at the same time, the pane will be so heldthat contraction or expansion of the sash member 10 and the pane 13 willbe permitted without injury to the pane 13.

In Figure 4, there is shown one of the central ribs 17 of a window sash,Which is provided with opposed rabbets 18 within which sealing members12a are positioned. These sealing members 12a are similar inconstruction to the sealing member 12 with the exception that themetallic shield 14a need not necessarily be provided with the apertures15.

In order to secure the sealing member including the resilient body 12aand the shield Maon the rib 17, I have provided a plate 19, Which is 105 secured to the Outer face of the rib 17 by means of a securing member20 in the form of a nail Or screw, and this plate 19 abuts against theouter edge of the V-shaped metallic shield 14a, and holds this shieldtogether with the resilient body HO 12a against the outer or confrontingface of the Window pane 13a.

It Will, of course, beunderstood that initially or prior to the mountingof the securing plate 19 on the rib 17, the shield 14a will bepositioned with the outer edge thereoi beyond the outer face of the rib17, so that in order for the plate 19 to engage the outer face of therib 17, it will be necessary to compress the yieldable body 12a.

In Figure 5, there is shown a plate or attaching'member 19a in the formof a disk having a segment thereof cut ofi so'as to provide a fiatportion 21 Which, upon turning of the disk 19a Will be disposed inalinement with the adjacent edge of the rib 1'7a, so 'that the sealingmember v on one side of the rib l'la may be readily re-.

moved while the sealing, member on the other side will be firmiy held inthe rabbet 18. This plate 19a is held on the rib 17a by means of asecuring member 20a' in the form of a nail or screW.

In ,Figure 6, there is shown a further modi- 'fication of a sashconstruction Wherein the sash is provided with a rib -17b which has arabbeted portion 21 to receive the window pane Or glass 13b, and the rib17b is also provided with a grooved portion 22outwardly o the rabbet 21and this groove 22 is of a width slightly less than the transversedimension of the seaiing member including the yieldable body 121) andthe shield or hood 141). By providing a'groove 22, as shown in Figure6,' a fiange 23 is formed on the outer edge of the rib 17b against whichthe outer edge of theshield 14b abuts to 'hold the J sealing memberwithin the groove 22 and against It is, of course, understood thatVarious changes departing from the spirit thereof, such changes andmodifications 'being restricted only by the Scope of the followingclaims.

What is c1aimedis:-#

1. A window pane sealing and securing means Comprising an elongatedrubber sealing member triangular in cross section, a V-shaped shield andcompressing member engaging two sides or the sealing member, andoppositely directed means projecting into the sealing member forsecuring the member to the sealing member.

2. A window pane sealing and securing means comprising an eiongatedrubber strip triangular in transverse section with two sides disposed atright angles to each other, a v-shaped compress ing member engaging twosides of the strip, and Opposed prongs carried by the free edges of themember and projecting into the strip to hold the strip within themember., .z n 3. A window pane sealing 'and securingzmeans comprising anelongatedyieldable strip triangu iar in transverse section, acompressing member engaging two sides of the strip and having a widthless than the width of the two sides whereby a portion of the strip willproject beyond the edges of the member; and means integral with themember for securing the member to the' strip.

4. A window panersealing and securing means comprising an elongatedrubber strip triangular in transverse section, a v-shaped compressingmember engaging two sides of the strip and having a width less than thewidth of the sides of the strip, means integral with the member forsecuring the member to the strip, and means for compress'ing the memberand the strip against a window pane. v

5. A window pane sealing and securing means comprising an elongatedcompressible strip, a channeled compressing member partially engagingabout the strip, 'and means integral with the member and projecting intothe strip to hold the strip within the member. n

.- n HARRY C. ENNIS.

